Palmetto Publishing The Bearers of Being: Prose and Poetry

Poems and Prose on Fate, Healing, and the Human Spirit In The Bearers of Being, a physician¿poet gathers the distilled moments of a lifetime in poems, stories, and brief meditations. These pieces move with the clarity of witness and the resonance. of collective memory. They form reflections on the long human journey and the age old struggle for meaning. From the charged stillness of emergency rooms to the ancient light of the Aegean, this collection explores our cultural inheritance, mortality, and the nature of Being. Each poem is a vessel: compact, focused, striving for clarity and meaning. The American descent into political and moral decline has threatened the sanctity and freedom of the individual. Should a totalitarian state emerge, preserving one's dignity, values and sense of self may become a paramount necessity. We must remember who we are. This volume addresses the challenge and thus forms a companion piece to the memoir, Becoming Zhivago. For readers drawn to lyric intensity and contemplative prose, The Bearers of Being holds up an introspective mirror. May it serve as a beacon of hope in a world threatened by chaos.